Military Reconstruction (Districts)

Military Reconstruction (Districts)

The Military Reconstruction Acts of 1867 separated the south into five military districts. These districts were required to accept the 13th and 14th amendments into the constitution and new public officials were elected and swore allegiance to the Union.

The first military district was Virginia, the second one was North and South Carolina, the third was Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, the fourth was Arkansas and Mississippi, and the Fifth was the rest of them.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Rutherford was the U.S. president during Reconstruction era. He was a republican unionist who was at a stalemate with the opposing person running for president. The vote was tied almost 50/50 with both the popular and electoral vote

He was able to get past this tie by doing something known as the "corrupt bargain". This is where he was able to